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K Rabinowitz

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PubMed1977

Antibody response to group A streptococci in an epidemic of streptococcal pharyngitis.

An epidemic of acute pharyngitis involving 280 cases occurred in a kibbutz in Israel during the fall and winter of 1972-1973. Group M and/or T type 12 streptococci was associated with the outbreak. No cases of rheumatic fever and no acute nephritis appeared in spite of the vigorous immune response to both cellular and extracellular antigens of group A streptococci documented in 50% to 80% of patients, suggesting that strain variation may be a feature of rheumatogenicity as well as nephritogenicity of group A streptococcal pharyngitis.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1973

Typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: comparison of the phage procedure with the pyocine technique.

Two hundred and sixty strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated from patients of the Asaf Harofe Government Hospital. The strains were typed by phage technique and 64 of them were also typed according to pyocine sensitivity. The two methods proved complementary, and reduced the number of untypable strains. Phage typing was performed with both routine test dilution (RTD) and more concentrated phage suspensions. The most reliable results were obtained at 100 RTD.

Bacteriocins↗
PubMed1973

Evaluation of streptozyme and antistreptolysin O tests in streptococcal pyodermal nephritis.

The evaluation of the streptozyme test in sera from 34 patients with streptococcal pyodermal nephritis was studied. Ninety-seven percent of the patients developed high titers of antistreptozyme antibodies on the first bleeding after hospitalization, in contrast to only 40% of patients who developed elevated antistreptolysin O titers. The high antistreptozyme titers declined during convalescence and reached normal levels in the sixth month after onset of the disease. The most significant fall in titers occurred between 1 and 2 months from the onset of disease. The streptozyme test may be particularly helpful as a rapid screening test for antibodies in streptococcal pyodermal nephritis.

Adolescent↗